Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं सर्वतीर्थेष्वनुत्तमम् । स्नानमात्रानरस्तत्र मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrtheṣvanuttamam | snānamātrānarastatra mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

Dès lors, ce tīrtha devint sans égal parmi tous les lieux saints. Par le seul bain en ce lieu, l’homme est délivré de toutes les fautes.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• प्रभृति: from (that time)
• प्रभृति: Apadana (Starting point/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक (from, starting from)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: holy place / ford
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: among all holy places
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि तीर्थानि (among all tīrthas)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative sense)

• स्नानमात्रः: by mere bathing
• स्नानमात्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्नानं मात्रं यस्य (only bathing)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपातकैः: from all sins
• सर्वपातकैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि पातकानि (from all sins)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karañja-tīrtha / Karañjeśvara-tīrtha (implied)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred ford becomes renowned as supreme; pilgrims bathe and are shown as shedding darkness/sin, emerging radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha (Revā-region sacred ford)
• Mahādeva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography carries transformative power; humble snāna at a consecrated tīrtha is portrayed as purifying.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha established/validated by Karañja’s Śiva-event in the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, presented as sufficient for purification.